Samsung's Austin fab workforce falls 32% amid foundry losses; Taylor fab preps for year-end launch

The workforce at Samsung Electronics' Austin campus, the company's US foundry hub, has fallen by more than 30 percent as losses in its non-memory business continued to weigh on the existing production site. In contrast, headcount at the Taylor campus -- where Samsung is preparing to produce chips on a 2-nanometer advanced process -- edged up slightly. The company is working toward launching the Taylor factory by the end of this year... The report shows the Austin campus employed 3,342 workers last year, down 32 percent from 4,907 in 2024. The payroll shrank accordingly: total compensation at the Austin campus...